Officer Elections

Elected Positions

The following positions are elected; voted upon by the youth membership of Totanhan Nakaha Lodge in from April 19th to May 12th.

Lodge Chief and Lodge Vice chiefs will be voted on electronically by the entire lodge. Constellation and Chapter officers will be elected at their respective spring conclaves.

  • Lodge Chief
  • Lodge Vice Chief
  • Constellation Chief (4)
  • Constellation Vice Chief (4)
  • Chapter Chief (13)
  • Chapter Vice Chief (13)

All lodge youth are eligible to run for lodge office, however individuals may only run for chapter or constellation office in the chapter and constellation they are registered in. Before running, prospective candidates must fill out the following letter of intent (below), and email a scanned copy to the Lodge Staff Adviser by April 17th, 2024.  More details on the application and campaign process is included in the below documents.

The Lodge Chief position description is a link to the file:
    ChiefPositionDocument.pdf
in the folder:
    Lodge Public -> LEC -> Elections -> Position Descriptions

Use this document for a Lodge Level position: Lodge Chief, Lodge Vice Chief, Lodge Secretary.

Use this document for any Constellation Level position: Constellation Chief, Constellation Vice Chief.

Use this document for any Chapter Level position: Chapter Chief, Chapter Vice Chief.

The letters of intent are links to the files:

  • 2024 Totanhan Nakaha Lodge Office Position Letter of Intent.pdf
  • 2024 Totanhan Nakaha Constellation Office Position Letter of Intent
  • 2024 Totanhan Nakaha Chapter Office Position Letter of Intent

in the folder:
    Lodge Public -> LEC -> Elections -> 2024 Officer Elections

The Election Process document a link to the file:
  2023 Lodge Officer Election Process Document v3.2022.docx.pdf:
in the folder:
    Lodge Public -> LEC -> Elections -> 2023 Officer Elections

The Lodge Vice Chief position description is a link to the file:
    VCPositionDocument.pdf
in the folder:
  Lodge Public -> LEC -> Elections -> Position Descriptions

Appointed Cabinet Positions

It takes more than just a chief and vice-chief to run our lodge!  When elected, each leadership duo – with consultation from their adviser – may appoint youth to secretary roles in their chapter, constellation, or lodge cabinet.

While these roles are up to the chief and vice-chief to define, usually each area will have a:

Youth interested in these positions are encouraged to apply using the following form, filled out and sent to their chapter, constellation, or lodge adviser (See contact list):

The Secretary Position description documents are links to the files:
    2019-04 Lodge VCC Position Description.pdf
    2019-04 Lodge VCF Position Description.pdf
    2019-04 Lodge VCM Position Description.pdf
    2019-04 Lodge VCP Position Description.pdf
in the folder:
    Lodge Public -> LEC -> Elections -> Position Descriptions

The Secretary Application is a link to the file:
    TNL Secretary Application.pdf
in the folder:
    Lodge Public -> LEC -> Elections -> Position Descriptions

The Secretary Position description is a link to the file:
    SecretaryPositionDocument.pdf
in the folder:
    Lodge Public -> LEC -> Elections -> Position Descriptions